Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, "Egypt," he says the music has encouraged a deeper appreciation for Islam. more info

The Telegraph Blog — Weds I'm sitting on the roof of Ibrahim Tijani's house in the ancient Fes Medina, there's an almost full moon and the muezzin is blasting out a distorted Allar Akbar, God Is Great. Ibrahim is a leading local Sufi, head of the International division o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — AA Bondy @ Sasquatch 2009 (more by Chris Graham) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Youssou N'Dour @ BAM * Fangoria w/ GWAR @ Javits Center * The Appleseed Cast @ The Bell House * AA Bondy, Holly Miranda @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Amanda Blank tonight in NYC * DANCE * Youssou N'Dour @ BAM * Buke and Gass @ Sycamore * Phish @ Jones Beach Theater * Transit @ Issue Project Room * Dark Meat, Disappears @ Cake Shop * Lee Fields... more info

The Newsroom — A new documentary about Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour portrays a different side of Islam and Africa. more info

Guardian Music — Start thumbing through your A-Z of Britain. This week, it's all about borough ballads, district ditties and urban anthemsSome of you (I'm looking at nobody in particular here, balearicbeat, steenbeck) thought that this topic would be too hard. Others... more info

All About Jazz — Wu Fei's debut record "A Distant Youth" (released in Oct. 2007, Forrest Hill Records) has been ranked 88th out of 913 nominees on World Music Chart Europe 2008 Critics Pick! A Full list of top 150 critics pick on World Music Chart Europe WMCE YEAR 20... more info

BBC News - UK — Senegalese singer and percussionist Youssou N'Dour is one of the headline artists for next year's Celtic Connections. more info

All About Jazz — Habib Faye is a bassist, composer and producer from Senegal. Mostly know for his work as the musical director for Youssou N'Dour's Super Etoile de Dakar, Habib Faye has worked with many great artists. His credit list extends with names like Peter Gab... more info